HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38416 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Suvash Ram learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri P.S.Tripathi, learned counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his pending application for fresh passport with the concerned Regional Passport Officer. 3. Per contra it is submitted by learned counsel for the respondents that the petitioner has been issued with the show cause notice to explain about the following criminal case which is pending against him: (i) case crime no. 188 of 2021,under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 308, 504 and 506 BNS, P.S. Gola, District Gorakhpur. 4. In our considered view, petitioner should, in the first instance, follow the guidelines and procedures laid down in the judgment of this Court in the case of Rahimuddin vs. Union of India & Another (Neutral Citation No. – 2025:AHC:181505-DB) and recently in the case of Wajiruddin Khan v. Union of India & 2 Others, (Neutral Citation No. – 2026:AHC:138176-DB) and thereafter, the Regional Passport Officer shall dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with guidelines laid down in the aforesaid judgments. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 30, 2026 Sanjeev Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Suvash Ram, Vinod Kumar Gautam Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Prabha Shanker Tripathi (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Nagina .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad